Operations Office

The Office of Operations (OO) is part of the Departmental Management organization of the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The OO provides facilities management services for the agencies and staff offices occupying USDA's Headquarters Complex, the George Washington Carver Center, and USDA leased facilities in the Washington Metropolitan Area. In addition to operating and maintaining the headquarters' infrastructure, the office provides facilities safety programs. Its diverse array of support activities include; facilities safety programs; accessible technology resources and information for all disabled USDA employees; sign language interpreters; ergonomic assessments; environmental quality assessments; occupational health services; architectural design, engineering, construction and hazardous materials abatement; space planning, design and leasing; building alterations and repairs; mail delivery, courier, copier and duplicating services; centralized logistics support for bulk and specialized supply items, personal property, forms and publications. Some of these services are also provided to external Federal agency customers. __________ Source: https://www.dm. usda.gov/oo/aboutoo. htm